The Teacher Qualification Service (TQS) assigns salary categories based on academic qualifications. Visit the TQS website to learn how to upgrade to a higher salary category and get pre-approval for your area of study and courses. Be sure to get approval before registering for courses.

You may take 300 and/or 400-level undergraduate courses to upgrade to salary category 5 or 5+. You must complete a graduate program to qualify for salary category 6.

15 units of coursework from a faculty other than Education. For example, if you are interested in social studies and humanities, consider 300 and/or 400-level courses from geography, history, political science and sociology.

The Personalized Learning Institute offered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction combining on-campus studies in the summer session and online studies in the winter session.

You may also design your own 15 units course set in consultation with the Teacher Qualification Service.

You are invited to join Dr. Bernard Schissel for his presenation on Education and Cultural Genocide: Working to Undo the Evils of the Past. On Thu.Jan.31, 1-2:15 pm, First Peoples House Ceremonial Hall.